Consistency from Brossoit & Wish List for Santa
The Jets need some more consistency from their backup, but their prospects are doing well.
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In today’s edition, we have a look at a Wish List for the Christmas season, a prospect update, some notable stats and much more!
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Laurent Brossoit Needs to Provide Jets with More Consistency
December 12, 2023 by Brian Finlayson
Just over a third of the way through the season, the Winnipeg Jets are finding success and sit near the top of the NHL’s Central Division. The difference between this success and other years is that it isn’t entirely dependent on goaltending.
With a slow start from Connor Hellebuyck, some focus fell to Laurent Brossoit to help even things out while Hellebuyck returned to form. Brossoit, however, found similar struggles to begin his second stint in a Jets jersey.
With Hellebuyck looking closer to his Vezina Trophy-winning self, the Jets need Brossoit to also find his groove as they work to solidify themselves as contenders in the West. In seasons past, the reliance on Hellebuyck has been concerning, and down the stretch, it will benefit the Jets if they can turn to Brossoit to take some of the load off of Hellebuyck.
Dear Santa: Winnipeg Jets’ 2023-24 Wish List
December 12, 2023 by Declan Schroeder
The Winnipeg Jets don’t need a whole lot — but Christmas wish lists to Santa Claus aren’t about what you need (after all, your mom can always buy you socks) but rather about what you want. A PlayStation 5, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, an official Red Ryder, carbine-action, 200-shot, range-model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time… (you’ll shoot your eye out.)
The Jets — currently third in the Central Division and two points out of first with a 16-8-2 record less than two weeks before Christmas Day — should still make up a little list and send to Jolly Old Saint Nick regardless. A few wishes being fulfilled this holiday season and beyond would set them up even better for the rest of the season and a potential playoff run than they already are.
Jets Prospect Check-In: Lucius, Salomonsson & Milic
December 12, 2023 by Conrad Jack
The Winnipeg Jets have a talented group of prospects who are the team’s future. The prospect pool of the Jets is either playing with the team’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, the team’s ECHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, or with a team in the players’ home country.
In my last article about Jets prospects, I argued that the entire team’s prospect pool is worth looking at. Let’s look at three more Jets’ prospects and how they’re doing in the 2023-24 season.
Jets: 25 Notable Numbers Through 25 Games
December 9, 2023 by Declan Schroeder
The Winnipeg Jets are through 25 games of the 2023-24 season, and as such, there are tons of stats to dive into. Here, we’ll take a look at 25 notable numbers — for individual players and for the team as a whole.